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Newspaper Articles on a Clown's Last Walkaround Final Salute: Shriners clown kept ill children smiling - Bill Greene could paint, whittle, scuba dive and mold ceramics.
He could also blow, twist, coil and weave balloons into flowers and animals. That’s when his massive, almost head-sized hands were at their best, according to friends. Sandy Read-Triebsch became a clown as a way to keep giving - andy Read-Triebsch was a born caregiver. Even in her final days, she was looking out for those around her, making sure others were comfortable and at peace.
"She was a natural as a nurse -- everything she did was about caring for other people," said her husband, Gary Triebsch. "She was the type of person that if somebody needed help, you never had to ask Sandy. She reached out before they even knew themselves they needed help." Ricky the Clown lived life of laughs -- I was lucky to know him - A kid growing up in Detroit in the 1960s, it was better than going to the circus or the zoo.
That’s how I remember my family’s visits to the home of Ricky the Clown.
Ricky — real name Irvin Romig — died Sunday at age 90. Performer loved life as Ricky the Clown - For decades the longtime circus performer known as Ricky the Clown regaled young viewers throughout Metro Detroit on his own local TV show. And even through his 80s, he continued donning a wig, bright makeup, rubbery nose and colorful outfits for personal appearances.
"He had an amazing transformation. Truly he became a different person," said Ed Golick, master of detroitkidshow.com, which profiles area children's programing from the 1950s and 1960s. Funeral Mass Wednesday for clown instructor - Robert Kreidler lost his war against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but he never lost his battle to spread joy and foster smiles. No tears for this clown - Everyone's life has a story. In "Lives," we tell some of the stories about North Shore people who have died recently. "Lives" runs Mondays in The Salem News. He always left them laughing - Like any good comedian, Bill Murphy believed in “Always leave them laughing.” So it was no surprise that at his wake Sunday at St. Mary of the Annunciation Church, his familiar red clown nose, his fat rubber finger and other tools of his laughter trade, were in his casket bringing a smile to the thousands of people waiting in line to say goodbye Geraldine Cox - Mrs. Geraldine Cox passed away Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, at Keystone House in Wyndmoor. She was 81.
Gerry was a longtime volunteer with R.S.V.P. and it was during her tenure there that she earned the title of Comcast Volunteer of the Year in 2003 Taffy the clown dies at age of 79 - CARDIFF’S favourite clown Ian “Taffy” James has died at the age of 79.
Although bright, he hated school, as he was always being told off for fooling around – a trait which would later lead to a long career entertaining families around the Welsh capital and earn him the Grimaldi award for clowns. Emmett Kelly Jr., 83; famous circus clown - Emmett Kelly Jr., son of one of the nation's most famous hobo clowns who followed his father into a career under the big top, died Wednesday. He was 83.
Charles C. Rowe - Charles C. Rowe of Fayetteville, GA, passed away on May 4, 2009 at the age of 84.
Mr. Rowe was a WWII Veteran who proudly served in both the U.S. Army and Air Force. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and was a member of the Clown Ministry Audrey Boschert dies; entrepreneur, artist, clown - Throughout her life, Ms. Boschert was fascinated by clowns and was determined to become one someday, so she enrolled in the Erie (Pa.) Clown Association, where she studied and became a professional clown in 2006.
Wilbur O. Foss, 1923-2009; raised funds for children's hospital as Bobo the Clown with Shriners - Money was tight and times were tough for Wilbur O. Foss and his family in Chicago in the 1930s. But each year there was the circus to look forward to—with all those clowns.
Truly Special Man - Service appeared to be second nature to Walter V. Baker, a true pillar of the community. Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, this newspaper and this region are in his debt. He will be missed. Hanover Park man always one to clown around - In October, John McConnell of Hanover Park reached the pinnacle of his profession: He received a lifetime achievement award from the Midwest Clown Association.
Buffy the Clown dies - Sonoma County has lost one of its biggest smiles.
Jerrey Joann Pixler, known to thousands of children as Buffy the Clown, had long graced Sonoma County with her big red smile, bright pink hair and trademark lady-bug nose.
Coco: Clown, ringmaster and illusionist - Danie de Jager, who was famous as Coco the Clown, has died in Johannesburg at the age of 39.
He was stricken by gastroenteritis and died when his kidneys and a lung collapsed.
Veteran mime artist Marcel Marceau dies at 84 - Marcel Marceau, the French mime artist who for 60 years transfixed international audiences with his stage persona Bip the Clown, has died at the age of 84, relatives said Sunday.
In face of illnesses, Silly the Clown still put on a happy face - Performer Susan Menard, who died at 56, was "unimaginably positive" in spreading cheer and doing charity events for children.
Entertainer Uncle Bobby dies at 82 - "Uncle Bobby," a popular Canadian children's entertainer during the 1960s and '70s, has died at age 82. CTV.ca reports that Bobby Ash, originally from the U.K., died in Elliot Lake, Ont., on Sunday of a heart attack A clown and a prince - New Orleans buried a real Bozo last week, and I'm not writing this column just to get that line in the paper.
Founder of Volunteer Clowns dies - H. Marian "Bunny" Richards, who started the group in 1989, was 78.
Veteran loved to clown around with kids - To his family, George Stewart was a loyal soldier, a devoted husband and a gentle but firm father.
To children throughout the community, he was "Gee Gee" the clown.
Flippo, beloved King of Clowns, dies at age 79 - Marvin Fishman, who entertained generations of Columbus TV fans as Flippo, the King of Clowns, died Saturday.
Goodbye, Clarabell - A baby boom icon, Lew Anderson, died this month at 84. For all the boomers who just asked, Who? let's start over: A baby boom icon, Clarabell the Clown, died this month at 84. Message of peace resonates after death of nun - In a day she might race from counseling ex-offenders at the halfway house she ran to praying at a murder victim's vigil, then head to the youth center she founded before donning a clown suit and bouncing joyously through a senior center.
Musician Lew Anderson; Last Clarabell The Clown - Lew Anderson, 84, a band leader and arranger who was the final Clarabell the Clown on NBC-TV's long-running "The Howdy Doody Show," died May 14 at Rosary Hill Hospice in Hawthorne, N.Y., of complications from prostate cancer. Marjorie Hewitt, elder care worker - Marjorie (Pickett) Hewitt enjoyed making others happy. That was reflected in her life -- she was a member of the local clown group, South Shore Joeys -- and in her final hours. ''Always leave them laughing," GM electrician best known as "Sparky the Clown" - Richard Krause had played a clown since the early 1970s as a member of the Shriners, creating his "Sparky" alter ego from his profession as an electrician with General Motors.
Terry Parsons - Terry Parsons, who died on September 8 aged 59, played a vital role in ensuring the success of Barnum, a musical loosely based on the life of the circus impresario Phineas T Barnum, by training its star performers in clowning and other circus skills.
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"The small stuff" The purpose of the Clownville News website is to provide hyperlinks to news articles on clowns and other entertainers. We search the internet looking for News articles. Since we are a 'happy' newspaper, we ignore the stories of people dressing up as a clown and doing bad things. And we ignore stories where someone is called a clown. The web site is updated on at least a weekly basis with the 'new' edition ready every Monday morning. But if there is nothing good to add, there may be no updates for that week. We display hyperlinks to information from clown sites that run an News feed (Using RSS or ATOM). Such as the CRD (ClownResourceDirectory.com) and Clown Events (ClownEvents.com). If you run such a 'feed', send us an email with info on the feed and we will add you to the website.
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